Gullfoss, #12, Iceland, 2023
“If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water.”
– Loren Eiseley, 1907-1977, Anthropologist
Drowning In Water…
Iceland has WAY more water than you can shake a giant barn bucket at. In fact, there is sooo much water in Iceland’s hay fields, the farmers have to dig ditches to keep the crops drained lest their land turn into a spongy, soggy swamp.
The entire isle itself is surrounded by water, of course, (albeit salty and filled with whales).
Some ten percent of the island’s surface is covered with glaciers, it has thousands of waterfalls (many which are ginormously spectacular), something like 70-75% of its energy comes from hydro power, and the cold tap water is delictably delicious.
The plentiful hot water is sometimes piped for miles into towns to heat homes, buildings, businesses, greenhouses, sidewalks, and public pools. (If you stay inside a building or in a pool, you will never be cold in Iceland, even in winter.)
And speaking of pools…
Pools, Hot Tubs, and Saunas
Nearly every town–even the smallest of burgs–have a public pool, heated geothermally and usually sporting a wonderful curly-cue water slide… with nice, comfy warm water to fall into.
Water…
…Icelanders love to immerse themselves in it.
There are natural hot springs sprinkled all over the island and the famous thermal baths are quite sophisticated, with pools of varying temperatures from steamy to icy cold.
Drew at GeoSea, Húsavík, Iceland, 2023
Now, on to some photographs of Icelandic water in its many forms…
Water in Monochrome
Seljalandfoss, #1, Iceland, 2023
Skógafoss, #10, Iceland, 2023
Stjórnarfoss, #4, Iceland, 2023
Sea Monster, Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, #15, Iceland, 2023
A diamond on Diamond Beach, #5, Iceland, 2023
Diamond Beach, #14, Iceland, 2023
Höfn Glaciers, #1, Iceland, 2023
Unnamed falls, Egilsstaðir area, #9, Iceland, 2023
Return to port, Húsavík, #7, Iceland, 2023
Goðafoss, #2, Iceland, 2023
Kermóafoss, #11, Keflavik, Iceland, 2023
Game of Thrones scene, Kirkjufellsfoss, #1, Iceland, 2023
Water in Color
Just a small part of Gullfoss, #8, Iceland, 2023
Near Selfoss at Sunrise, #17, Iceland, 2023
Seljalandfoss, #14, Iceland, 2023
Skógafoss, #1, Iceland, 2023
Skógafoss, #7, Iceland, 2023
Ocean Wave, Reynisfjara, #7, Iceland, 2023
Turbulent Coast, Reynisfjara, #13, Iceland, 2023
Basalt Columns, Reynisfjara, #16, Iceland, 2023
Hidden Canyon, Kirkjubæjarklaustur, #2, Iceland, 2023
Stjórnarfoss, #1, Iceland, 2023
Spring Snow Bridge, Foss á Síðu, #4, Iceland, 2023
Sculptures, Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, #2, Iceland, 2023
Moraine View, Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, #16, Iceland, 2023
Ice Cave, Jökulsárlón Glacier Walk, #52, Iceland, 2023
Diamond Beach, #3, Iceland, 2023
Diamond Beach, #6, Iceland, 2023
Höfn Glaciers, #7, Iceland, 2023
Reflection, Höfn area, #6, Iceland, 2023
Folaldafoss, #2, Iceland, 2023
Nykurhylsfoss (Sveinsstekksfoss), #2, Iceland, 2023
Unnamed Falls, Egilsstaðir area, #8, Iceland, 2023
Game of Thrones set, Grjótagjá, #3, Iceland, 2023
Foggy Morning, Lake Mývatn area, #1, Iceland, 2023
Humpback Whale, Húsavík, #28, Iceland, 2023
Goðafoss, #3, Iceland, 2023
Automated Lighthouse, Eyjafjörður, #1, Iceland, 2023
Snæfellsnes Peninsula #21, Iceland, 2023
Game of Thrones scene, Kirkjufellsfoss, #3, Iceland, 2023
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